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{{Short description|Species of marsupial}}
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| name = Mareeba rock-wallaby<ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=68}}</ref>
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| image = Mareeba Rock Wallaby and Joey at Granite Gorge.jpg
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| status = LC
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| name = Mareeba rock-wallaby<ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=68}}</ref>
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| status_system = iucn3.1
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| image = Mareeba Rock Wallaby JCB.jpg
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2008|assessors=Winter, J., Burnett, S. & Martin, R.|year=2008|id=136509|title=Petrogale mareeba|downloaded=29 December 2008}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern </ref>
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| image_caption = Mareeba rock-wallaby with joey
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| status = NT
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Woinarski, J. |author2=Burbidge, A.A. |date=2016 |title=''Petrogale mareeba'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T136509A21954621 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136509A21954621.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| subclassis = [[Marsupial]]ia
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| genus = Petrogale
| ordo = [[Diprotodontia]]
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| species = mareeba
| familia = [[Macropodidae]]
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| authority = [[M.D.B. Eldridge|Eldridge]] & [[R.L. Close|Close]], 1992
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| genus = ''[[Petrogale]]''
| range_map = Mareeba Rock Wallaby area.png
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| species = '''''P. mareeba'''''
| range_map_caption = Mareeba rock-wallaby range (brown), within Australia
| binomial = ''Petrogale mareeba''
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| binomial_authority = [[M.D.B. Eldridge|Eldridge]] & [[R.L. Close|Close]], 1992
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The '''Mareeba rock-wallaby''' (''Petrogale mareeba'') is a species of [[rock-wallaby]] found in northeastern [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related species which also include the [[Cape York rock-wallaby]] (''P. coenensis''), the [[unadorned rock-wallaby]] (''P. inornata'') and the [[allied rock-wallaby]] (''P. assimilis'').
The '''Mareeba rock-wallaby''' ('''''Petrogale mareeba''''') is a rare species of [[rock-wallaby]] found around [[Mareeba]] in northeastern [[Queensland]], Australia.


==Taxonomy==
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The Mareeba rock-wallaby is found in the highlands west of [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] from around [[Mount Garnet]] to the [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]] and [[Mount Carbine]], and inland to [[Mungana, Queensland|Mungana]].<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=130}}</ref>
The Mareeba rock-wallaby is a member of a group of seven very closely related species within the genus ''[[Petrogale]]'', which also includes the [[Cape York rock-wallaby]] (''P. coenensis''), the [[unadorned rock-wallaby]] (''P. inornata'') and the [[allied rock-wallaby]] (''P. assimilis''). It was only identified as a separate species in 1992.{{cn|date=September 2023}} Both the common name and the Latin specific epithet reflect the distribution of this species around the settlement of Mareeba.

==Distribution and habitat==
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The Mareeba rock-wallaby is a rare species, found in the highlands west of [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] from around [[Mount Garnet]] to the [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]] and [[Mount Carbine]], and inland to [[Mungana, Queensland|Mungana]],<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=130}}</ref> but only on the tops of a couple of mountain ranges.{{cn|date=September 2023}} The animals can be seen in their natural habitat in the [[Granite Gorge Nature Park]], about {{convert|60|km}} inland from Cairns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seager |first=Elaine |date=2018-07-03 |title=Granite Gorge Nature Park: How to Make the Most of Your Visit |url=https://travelnq.com/granite-gorge/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Travel NQ |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Conservation==
===Classification===
Although rare, and a [[near-threatened species]] under [[IUCN]] classification,<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> the animal is classed as one of "Least concern" under Queenland's ''[[Nature Conservation Act 1992]]''.<ref ">{{cite web | title=Species profile -Petrogale mareeba (Mareeba rock-wallaby)| website=Queensland Government | date=20 October 2014 | url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=889 | access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref>

===Survival after bushfires===
After a huge fire raged through the [[Yourka Reserve]] near Einasleigh, run by [[Bush Heritage Australia]] in December 2019, part of the [[2019–2020 bushfires in Australia]], it was feared that the rock-wallaby population might not survive. However, it was found that the population was thriving, with several new joeys spotted in their mothers' pouches, using [[motion detection|motion-sensing camera]]s. Reserve manager Paul Hales said that they had been conducting [[cool burn]]s for years to reduce dense tree foliage, which had prevented the growth of native grasses such as [[cockatoo grass]] and [[kangaroo grass]]. Still, the December fire had helped to thin out the trees even more, "with daylight reaching the ground for the first time in 25 years". The renewed growth would help to support the survival of the ground-dwelling native animals.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mareeba rock-wallabies bounce back after bushfire - and now there's been a baby boom |first=Kristy |last=Sexton-McGrath | website=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=24 June 2020 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/mareeba-rock-wallaby-bounces-back-after-bushfire/12388830 | access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==Further reading==
{{Commons category|Petrogale mareeba|''Petrogale mareeba''}}
*[http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Petrogale_mareeba.asp Mareeba rock-wallaby at Zipcode Zoo (includes photographs)]
{{Wikispecies|Petrogale mareeba|''Petrogale mareeba''}}

* {{Cite web | title=Fact Sheet - Mareeba Rock-wallaby | website=Home of Rootourism and the Kangaroo Trail | url=http://www.rootourism.com/fsheet49.htm }}
* {{Cite web|url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Petrogale_mareeba.asp|website=Zipcode Zoo|title=Petrogale mareeba(Mareeba Rock Wallaby)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023818/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Petrogale_mareeba.asp|archive-date=30 Sep 2007}}


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[[Category:Mammals of Queensland]]
[[Category:Mammals of Queensland]]
[[Category:Marsupials of Australia]]
[[Category:Marsupials of Australia]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1992]]

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Latest revision as of 19:55, 30 June 2024

Mareeba rock-wallaby[1]
Mareeba rock-wallaby with joey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
Species:
P. mareeba
Binomial name
Petrogale mareeba
Eldridge & Close, 1992
Mareeba rock-wallaby range (brown), within Australia

The Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) is a rare species of rock-wallaby found around Mareeba in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Taxonomy

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The Mareeba rock-wallaby is a member of a group of seven very closely related species within the genus Petrogale, which also includes the Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata) and the allied rock-wallaby (P. assimilis). It was only identified as a separate species in 1992.[citation needed] Both the common name and the Latin specific epithet reflect the distribution of this species around the settlement of Mareeba.

Distribution and habitat

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The Mareeba rock-wallaby is a rare species, found in the highlands west of Cairns from around Mount Garnet to the Mitchell River and Mount Carbine, and inland to Mungana,[3] but only on the tops of a couple of mountain ranges.[citation needed] The animals can be seen in their natural habitat in the Granite Gorge Nature Park, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) inland from Cairns.[4]

Conservation

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Classification

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Although rare, and a near-threatened species under IUCN classification,[2] the animal is classed as one of "Least concern" under Queenland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]

Survival after bushfires

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After a huge fire raged through the Yourka Reserve near Einasleigh, run by Bush Heritage Australia in December 2019, part of the 2019–2020 bushfires in Australia, it was feared that the rock-wallaby population might not survive. However, it was found that the population was thriving, with several new joeys spotted in their mothers' pouches, using motion-sensing cameras. Reserve manager Paul Hales said that they had been conducting cool burns for years to reduce dense tree foliage, which had prevented the growth of native grasses such as cockatoo grass and kangaroo grass. Still, the December fire had helped to thin out the trees even more, "with daylight reaching the ground for the first time in 25 years". The renewed growth would help to support the survival of the ground-dwelling native animals.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Petrogale mareeba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136509A21954621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136509A21954621.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
  4. ^ Seager, Elaine (3 July 2018). "Granite Gorge Nature Park: How to Make the Most of Your Visit". Travel NQ. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Species profile -Petrogale mareeba (Mareeba rock-wallaby)". Queensland Government. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ Sexton-McGrath, Kristy (24 June 2020). "Mareeba rock-wallabies bounce back after bushfire - and now there's been a baby boom". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

Further reading

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